We were entirely unanimous on that point, and we did not expect to be overruled." Reynolds and Sollberger released a similar statement, saying, "The Pulitzer Prize board's action in modifying the music jury's decision this year is especially alarming because it occurred without consultation and without knowledge of either our standards or rationale. But the Pulitzer Prize is supposed to be for the single best work of the year, and on this occasion we felt that there was a work that was more impressive. It is absolutely worthy of a Pulitzer Prize. Perle commented on the incident, remarking, "I don't want to belittle the Peterson work, which is marvelous.
In an upset to the jury, the board selected The Face of the Night, the Heart of the Dark over Concerto Fantastique. When the Pulitzer board demanded an alternative, threatening to forego a music prize for the year, the jury submitted Peterson's The Face of the Night, the Heart of the Dark. However, George Perle, who had served on previous Pulitzer Prize for Music juries, claimed that he was not aware of such provision. The music jury, comprising George Perle, Roger Reynolds, and Harvey Sollberger, originally submitted only one work for consideration- Ralph Shapey's Concerto Fantastique-despite Pulitzer rules requiring the jury to submit three works for board consideration. The awarding of the Pulitzer Prize to The Face of the Night, the Heart of the Dark gained considerable notoriety in the classical music community. The title is a quote from the works of Thomas Wolfe.
It won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Music. The piece was first performed by the San Francisco Symphony under the conductor David Zinman in October 1991. The Face of the Night, the Heart of the Dark is an orchestral composition in one movement by the American composer Wayne Peterson.
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